Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- VMC2030B-100NAS
- SKU:
- 6416339
Rating by feature
- Value
Rating 4.1 out of 5 stars
- Quality
Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use
Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars
Customers are saying
Customers praise the Essential Spotlight 4-Camera system's excellent camera quality, ease of use, and straightforward setup. Many also appreciate the night vision, motion detection, and spotlight features. However, some users express concerns regarding battery life and occasional connection issues. A recurring negative comment centers on the necessity of a subscription for certain features like video storage.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
- Pros mentioned:Camera qualityCons mentioned:Battery life
Would recommend.
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Runs off wifi so make sure you have an unlimited amount. A notification will appear when someone or something passes camera, more frequently passed cameras drain the battery quickly. Camera quality is great .
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Camera quality, Ease of use
Easy for the non techie
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Easy to install ... great user friendly platform... clear picture ... with a clean streamlined look... would highly recommend for home security!
I would recommend this to a friend - Cons mentioned:Battery life
Arlo cameras
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.One camera only lasts 4 days after charging it. We have not used 2 of them. Wondering what needs to be done with the one camera.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Camera quality, Ease of use
Great product
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great addition to my security system. Good quality, great price. Easy to use and set up
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Camera qualityCons mentioned:Battery life
Just ok.
||Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Greta quality picture but does the larger battery make a difference….Not in my setup. Still have to charge at least once a month. You have to subscribe to a plan to view recordings.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from Arlo Team
Posted .Hi JeffR, The Essential spotlight camera battery lasts up to 6 months with Average use. Average use assumes that you are using Optimized or Best Battery Life video settings and that your cameras record for approximately five minutes per day. Too many triggers such as heavy traffic may cause the battery to drain much more rapidly. You can try adjusting your cameras positioning to lowering the sensitivity to a desired level to help with unwanted motion detection. Regards, Arlo Team
- Pros mentioned:Camera quality, Ease of use
Great cameras, great price
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Grear quality pictures and videos. Easy setup and easy to install. Most definitely would recommend
I would recommend this to a friend Wildlife Camera
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I have 5 of these and they all work great. One is over 20 yards from my router. I charge them about every 3 months.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Camera quality, Ease of use
New side camera
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Purchased camera to add to my existing system. It linked up very easily. Works great. Very pleasedwith purchase.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Camera quality, Ease of use
Great Camera
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I love this Arlo camera. We got it to put over our back door. The picture is excellent and it was easy to put up.
I would recommend this to a friend - Cons mentioned:Battery life
Good cameraa not great battery
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.So so far i like these cameras...i have 2 set up,and a doorbell. I do not have the hub you can buy. Biggest down side is its not wireless and one of the cameras has to get charges 2 times a week...called customer service and waiting for a resolution
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Camera quality, Ease of use
Great clarity & easy set up.
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I love the clarity of the video. The microphone picked up the sound really well. Set up was quite simple and the app was easy to learn.
I would recommend this to a friend Quite disappointed with the Essential series
||Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.50% rubbish. 2 of the 4 cameras are already non functional. I am trying to get an RMA from Arlo to have them replaced. Shame on Arlo for charging real money for this…stuff. I got so frustrated with the essential cams failing that I replaced them with a couple of Kasa cams. I am currently running 2x Arlo Pro 3, the surviving 2x Arlo essential and 2x Kasa (one outdoor and one indoor PTZ) Kasa is far less expensive per camera and I find them a snap to set up, we’ll see if TP-Link can outdo Netgear.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Ease of useCons mentioned:Battery life
Arlo cam
||Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Own many of these cameras. Very easy to use and set up. The only con I can think of is charging the battery if they are in a high traffic area
I would recommend this to a friend - Cons mentioned:Battery life
Not worth the money.
||Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Battery runs out within 1 week. Not worth buying will charge all day. Within 6 days battery is dead. You will have to buy spare batteries
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Arlo Team
Posted .Hi,
Thanks for sharing your review. To learn how to extend your Arlo camera's battery life, read this article: https://kb.arlo.com/291. For further assistance, please navigate to Settings > Support in the Arlo App for service options available to you.
We appreciate your patience and understanding.
Best regards,
Arlo Team
- Pros mentioned:Camera quality, Motion detection
Amazing security camera!
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The camera comes with absolutely great quality, it notifies me when there's movement and vehicles within seconds!
I would recommend this to a friend Such a Great Buy
||Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This was a great buy and would recommend to everyone! This security camera makes my family and I feel very safe!
I would recommend this to a friendMy Arlo system
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great addition to my home security. Very easy to set up and connect to Wi-Fi. Clarity and motion response is great.
I would recommend this to a friend- Cons mentioned:Battery life
Useful
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.These were pretty easy to set up. The one we have outside which we have on all the time, does use the battery relatively fast, but we haven't had to charge it yet. We also got these while they were on sale, so I'd wait for a sale to buy again.
I would recommend this to a friend - Cons mentioned:Battery life
peace of mind
||Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.My family and I where looking for a little more security for our home. We have had Arlo in the past and we where very happy with them. setup was not hard and the nice part with this set up is there was no bace station to setup as well is just logs in to the wifi and they work off that. love the fact that it has a light. it is not the supper bright but it will light up what it is pointing at and you can see what's going on. battery life is relative and you do have to charge them in my case for the high traffic areas around every 2-3 months.
I would recommend this to a friend Backyard cam
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Works as intended. App install was a little confusing as to which model I had. Once figured out, install was easy.
I would recommend this to a friend